Tra Vinh to spend big to promote Khmer community-inhabited areas
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has set aside more than 400 billion VND (16.82 million USD) this year to promote the socio-economic development in areas where the Khmer ethnic minority group inhabits.
Tra Vinh (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province ofTra Vinh has set aside more than 400 billion VND (16.82 million USD) this year to promotethe socio-economic development in areas where the Khmer ethnic minority group inhabits.
Of the total, 167.39 billion VND comes from the central budget,while more than 25 billion VND is from the local budget, 162 billion VND fromsoft loans and 47 billion VND will be mobilised from other sources.
According to Chairman of the provincial People’s CommitteeLe Van Han, the money, part of the efforts to implement the national targetprogramme for socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited and andmountainous areas in 2022, will be used to build public works serving the Khmercommunity, enhance the human resources quality, and preserve and promote thecommunity’s traditional culture.
The Khmer community will receive support in housing and farmingland, and livelihood. Meanwhile, the infrastructure system will be developed, alongwith education and healthcare services.
Khmer people account for nearly 32% of the total population of theprovince. In the 2022-2025 period, Tra Vinh will implement 10 projects tosupport the community at a total cost of over 1.7 trillion VND, the official said.
Tra Vinh has set a target that in 2025, the average percapita income of the community reaches 80 million VND each year, while therate of poor households will be reduced 3% per year. The locality also aimsfor 50% reduction in the number of difficult hamlets and no extremely difficultcommune./.
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